Just like DADDY!

Dear Staff at the Gym Daycare,

Although you may think my child looks like an orphan, please realize he has carefully - and I mean carefully planned his outfit. Each day.

Tyler's outfit: From Tyler's perspective
The mesh gym shorts = Just like daddy's "dym" shorts
The backpack = A gym bag, just like daddy's to wear the whole time I'm in daycare
The Maple Leafs Hat = Dad wore a hat today, so I made mom find my "maple leeeves hat"
The zip up jacket = Daddy's shirt had a zipper too
The running shoes (even though they are too small) = Daddy has running shoes, so I'll give up my boots today!
The milk in a sippy cup that Tyler thinks is a protein shake (not pictured) = Just like daddy's "topene shake"

So each day when Tyler comes with the same outfit, please know, it's planned, VERY carefully planned.

-Julie

Slippers

From Grama Lori.
Given to him about 24 hours ago, and have been on for about 23 hours.

Baby Chase

It's easy to get carried away in all the Tyler stories on here and not mention too much about Baby Chase because Baby Chase is the EASIEST BABY! He has been such an incredible treat and blessing to us. He sleeps well, eats well, and has the most mild mannered temperament. I joke around that if he would have been my first we might have had another too soon because we would have been tricked into thinking kids were EASY.

I was worried about having a 2nd child and loving him as much as I love Tyler. I understand now, how you can love multiple children equally as much even though they can be completely different. If I fail to talk much about him, know that he's here, kicking it with us, surviving Tyler's attempts to help him grow up faster!

Oh and Andrea loves him too!

At least he's thoughtful

Tyler was supposed to be having his quiet time. I heard him go downstairs. I followed him. This is what I found. At least he had gotten a bowl out for me!

Goalie Guys, Xbox, and Potty

So Jeremy played xBox with Andrea and Nicole's husbands this weekend. Tyler watched and has been "popping" and "shooting" things all week. OOps.

Tyler thinks his office chairs are goalie guys. Tyler shot those goalie guys, and they died. Right after the goalie guys died, Tyler had to go potty. Tyler decided the goalie guys should watch him. Even if they were dead.

Thanksgiving Turkey

This year we spent Thanksgiving with Mike and Andrea and Logan. We had so much fun.
Wednesday night we got there and Andrea and I realized we had no idea HOW to cook a turkey. Well we called Lori - Jeremy's mom because her turkey is the best I've ever had! It's so moist and yummy. I think she was a little amused we would decided to do our own Thanksgiving like grown-ups and not know how to make a turkey, but she sent me an email with directions - which if anyone wants I can forward... DELICIOUS.

Anyways, we got the turkey in at 5 am and were thrilled when we took it out and it wasn't pink, frozen, or dry. It tasted just like Lori's! YAY! Andrea did a fabulous job planning and cooking the rest of the meal while Jeremy and I visited with Jeremy's grandparents.









We had a lot of fun visiting with some of Jeremy's mom's side of the family. We don't get to see them much because when we go to Logan, its usually for hockey and rather busy. We had some nice visits and everyone got to see baby Chase.





Chase behaved perfectly - EASIEST BABY! Tyler refused to nap or go to be before Midnight the entire time, but it's okay cause Cole did the same thing. They still love each other - but it wasn't bliss the whole time - severe sleep deprivation does crazy things to 2 year olds... hehe.





I'm grateful for such a great family and a wonderful Thanksgiving. If either my or Jeremy's moms are reading this - the trick to get Jeremy and I for Thanksgiving is to have it out of town! I JUST LOVE going a short distance, like 1-2 hours for Thanksgiving. Growing up in Canada, College was the first time I celebrated American Thanksgiving and would always go see my grandma a couple hours away, so maybe that's why that's what I think Thanksgiving should be!

So So So excited for CHRISTMAS!

I feel like a kid again.

We've explained to Tyler who Santa is, what elves do, and are getting ready to get a Chocolate Christmas Advent calendar for the boss of the house - Tyler.

Of course we'll spend a good part of Christmas telling him about the Savior and his birth - but I must admit

MAN IS IT FUN TO HAVE A KID AT CHRISTMAS!

Pink

My blog can be pink because I live with 3 boys. I can have pink SOMEWHERE in my life.

Bedtime with 2 boys

TYLER- brush teeth, read story, have a long discussion about how he needs to sleep in HIS bed, chase him down the stairs as he tries to escape the bed, say prayers, tuck him in, continue discussion about how he can't try to escape again, give him his teddy, give him a kiss, and RUN for the door, shut the door, lock the door, and once again beg him to stay in there.

CHASE-put in him in his craddle.

Chase Wynn Weiss

Some posts take longer for me to get to... but in case you haven't heard... Baby Chase Wynn Weiss is here. He was born October 23, Friday morning at 11:41 and weighed 7 lbs 14 oz. He was 9 days early. His delivery was so much easier then Tyler's and we're all doing great.

So there was the cliffnotes version here are the details for those who care...
When I was 36 weeks the Doctor told me to go on "light bedrest". I was at a 2.5 and 70% effaced. He thought I would deliver any day and wanted me to stay till 37 weeks. So I took it easy, didn't do any housework and waited patiently every day thinking it was about to come. Well then I went to my 37 week appointment and he said the same thing...I was at a 3 and 80% effaced. (but I didn't need to take it easy anymore). Then I went to my 38 week appointment was almost at a 4 and couldn't believe I was still pregnant! SERIOUSLY! I was actually going more mentally insane, then I was physically uncomfortable. I was walking around thinking I was about to have the baby everyday for like 3 weeks. I WENT NUTS. For months 7 and 8 I felt horrible and wanted to have the baby out so bad but the last month the baby dropped so low I actually felt good again. I would have been ok - but the fact that my doctor kept saying any day made me crazy.

Anyways, relief was finally here... I went into labor just like I had with Tyler. Started having contractions... kept having them.... then couldn't deny that they really hurt and it probably was actually labor. It was even the same time of day.. Around 4 am we dropped Tyler off at Michele's house and he was just happy to be there. I guess when he woke up, he looked at her and said "this is cool". We got checked in at about 5 am and then I went walking around in the hospital. Once the contractions started making me puke (like they did with Tyler) I to the epidural and the rest was smooth sailing. At around 9 something the doctor broke my water and then I pushed for about 10 minutes and he was out. That was the different part... Tyler took 2 hours and forceps.

Anyways, Chase was healthy, and peed on the Doctor on the way out. I stayed in the hospital till the next day and then got out of there! They wouldn't even let Tyler in because of the swine flu stuff so I wanted out. Recovery has been so different then Tyler. I feel great. I felt like I did weeks after Tyler was born a day or 2 after. Chase has been the easiest baby so far and he's almost 2 weeks. I'm counting my blessings and enjoying every second of him being so easy. Tyler loves him to pieces but can't seem to keep his hands off him... hehe

Alright, this is really long but it's my sorry excuse for a journal and recording these kinds of things so sorry!

We gave him the middle name Wynn because its my Grandma Godfrey's maiden name and we wanted to honor her and the family she raised. She has 6 great kids and even more grandkids that are all great people we love and respect. We're proud to have that family represented in our little boy.

My Husband is SOOOO Romantic!

Jeremy: "Ya, you have gained weight much more gracefully this time around".

Don't you wish you got these compliments ladies... Don't you?



This picture was taken at Jeremy's cousin's wedding....just a random shot of his typical behavior with MATT!

What are we saying?

I have no idea, but for some reason I think it's probably hilarious. This is at Nicole's wedding. We're obviously deeply engaged in conversation though.

Go Web Jesus!

So the other day when we were reading scriptures with Tyler and we came across a picture of Jesus coming down from Heaven... Tyler was thrilled to recognize just what he was doing.

Apparently Tyler figured that Jesus was putting his hands out in order to shoot out his web... Just like Spiderman... he quickly proclaimed "GO WEB JESUS"

Oh Dear...

Tyler...Napping!??!?

So I have been insanely busy the last few weeks... more to come on that in other posts... but just had to share this.

Tyler was supposed to be napping. I was just around the corner in the office getting work done. I hear him start opening the door to escape his nap and this is what I see peep around the corner...

Think he got in trouble? Nope... too busy laughing!

Tyler taking care of me

I just lied down on my bed (it's only 7:30) and let out a big breath.

Tyler responded like this:

"Mommy Tired?"
Then he, put the blanket on me, rubbed my head, said "I love you mom", turned the light off, and on his way out the door said "Good night mom, Tyler go in office and get work done".

So cute.

I have a new hobby - well sort of...

I have been wanting to try icing a cake with fondant icing for a long time now. Decorating cakes has always fascinated me... It's like art! Anyways, while Jer was out of town my friend Tara came over and we took the plunge. The cake is kind of random, but we wanted to try all sorts of things, like diamonds, ribbed edges, flowers, colors etc...

Needless to say, I had so much fun. I keep looking at all sorts of pictures on the internet and want to do more and more. I might go to a class or 2 to learn techniques, cause this cake was done with a knife and noodle cutter... I'm sure there are tools and tips to make things cooler.

Anyways, now if if only I had reasons to make cakes - I can't have these around my house all the time - they would get eaten!

Since Tyler's Surgery!

Have you ever wondered about trading in your kid for a better model? Well even though we loved every little bit of Tyler before his surgery, things here have changed. DRASTICALLY!

He still hates "going" to sleep - but what toddler doesn't? However- when he sleeps he actually sleeps. I mean rests, in a calm and peaceful state. Before his surgery he would snore, and just wiggle all over the place. Now he just stays there and sleeps. Normal yes- but not in this household for the last 2 years!

Anyways, that isn't the big change... the weird change is he has transformed into a more mellow, EASY child. Although I never thought Tyler had ADHD, I never blamed, or thought people were weird for thinking he did. Jeremy and I would take turns "chasing" Tyler... like 24/7. I am NOT exaggerating, we would barely sit down or plan certain activities, because it would only be seconds before Tyler was escaping. Deadbolts, couldn't contain... We didn't know any other way with him, so it was just "Tyler" but it's been kind of exausting.

Now, Tyler is just a regular active little guy. He still climbs up everything, tries to escape, runs around and keeps us on our toes - but there are moments of down time where we can sit and color, or play toys, or even watch a few minutes of a kids show together.

Another thing that's weird is he eats more... We knew it was normal for the first few days after recovery because he was replenishing, but it's been over 2 weeks and he's still got a great appetite (now we know he's our kid for sure- we always wondered where the small appetite had come from).

Anyways, we love Tyler no matter what, but I'm gonna go ahead and admit, I'm a lot less tired and get more done. Well a little bit more, he's still a 2 year old boy.

Miss Daddy

Jeremy has been gone a lot lately with hockey. A couple weeks ago he ran BYU's hockey camps and stayed down at his parents house, then last week he went to Minneapolis for a coaching convention for 4 days. Tyler is used to having Daddy around all week, so he would wake up every day and say "miss daddy!". He was really excited when we went and picked him up.

These pictures were taken because Tyler got a Spiderman shirt and gym shorts JUST LIKE DADDY'S while Jeremy was gone and we needed to show Jer what they looked like! Tyler insisted on wearing the shirt 4 days in a row. Oh well, he survived!

Preston Rodeo

What would summer be without a great trip to the Preston Rodeo! We made a weekend trip at the tail end of Tyler's recovering to my family reunion and had a great time. Every year is so fun, and it's only getting more fun with Tyler.

Tyler was still recovering at this point from his surgery, but he still loved the parade where the people drive by in cars and throw out candy, and he loved being with Cole. He even brought all his hockey sticks to share with the boy cousins. He also liked his cousin Izzy who had a golf stick he let him play with.

We had fun being there, seeing family and enjoying Grandma's peaceful porch. Since the trip, whenever we ask Tyler where we wants to go, he says "GRANDMA IRENE'S HOUSE! PARADE, THROW IT CANDY!!!!" I love my Godfrey relatives!

Tyler's Surgery

Well we survived Tyler's tonsillectomy (clck to find out more about why he had this). It was quite an ordeal --- "routine surgery"---

We got to the Primary Children's hospital around 8 am to check in. I LOVED the place, it was so geared towards children... but I was still a nervous wreck!

We checked in and the nurse got Tyler's vitals, got him his jammies etc and then he played with toys until it was time to go "in for surgery". He was being really cute and loved the place - he had no idea how much pain he was about to be put through... They gave him a sedative before wheeling him away to "put him under". As they rolled him away, I was wishing I HAD A sedative. I was soooooo scared about the whole thing. He's just so little and the thought of anything bad happening to him makes me so crazy!

Anyways, after about an hour of waiting, the Dr came out to tell us everything went well. It felt like a lot longer. He confirmed Tyler's tonsils were indeed "HUGE" and that his voice would probably even change do to the amount of room that would now be open in his airway. After that, one parent was allowed to go with him in the recovery room for about 20 minutes before he was brought out to the other room. I went in there and he was sooo soooo sad and mad... He was crying and just really frustrated I think. I just held him and rocked him. It near broke my heart.

After he settled a little we stayed in this other area, now dad was allowed in, until he had drunk 4 oz, had his vitals to a certain spot etc... It was about 1 or 2 when we left and were so happy to bring him home to recover... for the next 10 days.

Recovery was more then we expected. They said it would be 7-10 days... It was 10 FULL days. All Tyler wanted to do was sleep and cuddle me. Not anyone else. He didn't even really like people - although grandmas and aunt Michele and Andrea spoiled him. He didn't want to eat, we even had to force him to drink. I took advantage of the full 10 days of rest and cuddling - but was happy when he was back to being happy. Next post: Tyler since the surgery - it's surprising!